
Earthquakes
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- Q1Shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activitytsunamiearthquakeseismic activityaftershock30s
- Q2A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume.faultstressfrictionboundary30s
- Q3stress that pushes masses of rock in opposite directions, in a sideways movementtensiontransformcompressionshearing30s
- Q4A force that pulls on a material.compressiontensionshearingfolding30s
- Q5A force that pushes on or squeezes a material.compressionshearingconvergengttension30s
- Q6A change in the volume or shape of Earth's crustdestructive forceconformationconstructive forcedeformation30s
- Q7A break in the earth's crustfault block mountainplateaufaultfold30s
- Q8a type of fault where rocks on either side movepast each other up or downdip slipnormalstrike-slip faultreverse30s
- Q9A type of fault where the hanging wall slides downward; caused by tension in the crustreversehanging wallnormal faultstrike-slip30s
- Q10The block of rock that lies above.reverse faultnormal faultfootwallhanging wall30s
- Q11A type of fault where the hanging wall slides upward; caused by compression in the crust.reverse faultnormal faulthanging wallfootwall30s
- Q12A mountain created when a block of Earth's crust tilts upward as a result of tectonic movementplateaufault block mountainvolcanocompression30s
- Q13A bend in rock that forms where part of Earth's crust is compressed.faultsfoldssesimics wave30s
- Q14A fold in rock that bends upward into an arch.roller coasterwavessynclineanticline30s
- Q15A fold in rock that bends downward to form a valley.synclinefoldfaultanticline30s
